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Hispanic Heritage Month

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the Hispanic Heritage Month?

a)

Celebration of the history and culture of the U.S. Latino and Hispanic communities

b)

Celebration of the Independence Day of Latinoamerican countries

c)

Celebration of Mexican Independence Day

d)

Cinco de Mayo, baby

2.

When does the the Hispanic Heritage Month start?

a)

Cinco de Mayo

b)

Dieceiséis de Septiembre

c)

Quince de Septiembre

d)

Quince de Octubre

3.

Who was the leader of the Latino community's Civil Rights movement?

a)

Martin Luther King Jr

b)

Cesar Chavez

c)

Sr. Reyna

d)

Nobody

4.

Why September

a)

The time coincides with Sr. Reyna's National Hispanic Honors Society induction ceremony

b)

The time coincides with the Independence Day celebrations of Several Latin American nations

c)

The time coincides with the Independence Day of Spain

d)

The Time coincides with the independence Day of the United States of America

5.

Who issued the first Hispanic Heritage Week presidential proclamation?

a)

George H. W. Bush

b)

Abraham Lincoln

c)

John F. Kennedy

d)

Lyndon B. Johnson

6.

Which president declared the dates from September 15 to October 15 as National Hispanic Heritage month?

a)

Lyndon B. Johnson

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

George H.W. Bush

d)

George W. Bush

7.

How many Hispanic people live in the United States?

a)

60.6 million

b)

6.6 million

c)

66.6 million

d)

Sr. Reyna and his family

8.

Pennsylvania is one of the states with more than one million Hispanic people.

How many states in the United States have over one million Hispanic people?

a)

trece

b)

dos

c)

once

d)

doce

9.

Who are the Hispanic people?

a)

Those descending from Spanish-speaking countries excluded Brazilians.

b)

Those descending from Latino American countries

c)

Those descending from Spain

d)

Those descending from Brazil

10.

Why was the term Hispanic criticized?

a)

For highlighting the presence of Spain

b)

For excluding Brazilians

c)

For not having more countries represented

d)

Because of Sr. Reyna

11.

Which term includes people coming from countries of the Americas with languages different from Spanish.

a)

Hispanic

b)

Mexican-American

c)

Latino

d)

Spanish-American

12.

This is a term used by the Mexican-Americans

a)

Mexicanos

b)

Chicanos

c)

Mexicanos-Americanos

d)

Chicos

13.

Gender-neutral term in opposition to “Latino” (perceived as only masculine)

a)

Hispanix

b)

Latines

c)

Latinx

d)

Latin-American

14.

Refer to a person’s culture or origin (not race!).


Multiple correct answers

a)

Hispanic

b)

Latino

c)

Latinx

d)

Mexican

15.

In which country is "Día de la Hispanidad" or "Fiesta Nacional" is celebrated?

a)

México

b)

España

c)

Brazil

d)

Europe